HazelDiary

Other than savoury suppers from the mamak or food court stalls, you can now have late night dessert spot at 深夜食糖 – SYST. This HK theme café with neon lights has started operating almost two months ago. The café is located at 1st floor of Holiday Villa Johor Bahru and only open from 6pm to 3am daily. Read More

Puteri Harbour Malaysia located at Johor Bahru is one of Johor attractions. The concept is mainly for family theme park and also a weekend gateway. You can visit Sanrio Hello Kitty Town & Thomas Town within the vicinity area. And it is also near to Legoland Malaysia. Read More

KK invited me to Seri Mutiara Restaurant for the seafood buffet on a Saturday night recently. Seri Mutiara Restaurant is located on the ground level of Mutiara Hotel Johor Bahru. If you are a frequent shopper at Holiday Inn Plaza, you will probably know the exact location of the hotel. The building is just next to it and it is a short distance away from KSL Mall. Read More

*Updated 2019*
Johor Bahru cafes are expanding fast and you get to see new cafes opening almost every other month. Apart from the cafes near the JB Checkpoint , Mount Austin and Taman Molek, it’s time to venture to Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. This area is located quite a distance from JB checkpoint but nearer to Sutera area. If you are taking Grab/ Uber from JB checkpoint, the fee is approximately RM25~RM35 (one way) depending on traffic, timing and demand on that point of time. Read More

It has been quite a while since I last visited NEW café in Johor Bahru. This time round, I visited Mrs Who Café over the weekend. The café is a Muslim-owned café which is located right next to Cheotnun Korean Dessert Café. Read More

Johor Bahru cafes have been going strong recent years. There are new cafes opening almost every month. I don’t even have time to explore them recently. I think it’s time for me to update my café hopping list by foot and café hopping in Mount Austin soon. Read More

Omaya is the latest Korean eateries in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru followed by its success in Subang Jaya and Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. Omaya Mount Austin is their 3rd outlet and it is currently trending in Johor Bahru. I was there over the weekend and there was a queue even before the restaurant open for operation. Read More

*Updated 27 Aug 2023*

Whenever I am back to Johor Bahru (JB) over the weekend, my parents will bring my sister and I out to try out the food around the town. My dad saw Tony’s blog post on Baliban/Taika Hua Braised Duck and decided to check it out. So, he brought us there for Sunday breakfast. Read More

I was at Tosca, Doubletree by Hilton Johor Bahru on Saturday night to check out their Grilled Tomahawk steak with Tony, Johor Kaki. Grilled Tomahawk steak is the highlight item which is available from July till September 2017. Read More

So I finally visited this newly open café, Openwork Coffee during my trip to JB over the weekend. The café owner, Vinc was previously one of the co-founder of Replacement Lodge & Kitchen. He has started this new café with ‘XiaoMing’ logo and a spacious interior that offers handmade gyoza and coffee bar at the same time. Read More